Tax revenue as share of GDP in Comoros
Comoros: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 8.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Comoros, 1997–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 8.2% for tax revenue as share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Comoros peaked at 9.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.
Comoros ranks 167th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.5% | — |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +32.3% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 164 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.3% compare
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 9.2% compare
- 166 Timor-Leste 8.7% compare
- 168 Niger 8.1% compare
- 169 Saudi Arabia 8.0% compare
- 170 Congo 7.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Comoros
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.81 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,586 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,514 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 533.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.10 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Comoros?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Comoros was 8.2% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Comoros ranks 167th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.